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32 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 DO buy this, don't believe all the negatives... Mar 27, 2009
By Army Brat Mommy
"Tiff"
I bought this dresser because it was the closest matching color and style to my baby's crib. I was very worried about all the bad reviews about how "cheap" and how "difficult to assemble" it was. Well, I have to say, I bought this dresser put it together by myself w/ not one problem. The directions were very self explainatory, and if you have put together pieces of furniture before, you should not have a problem at all. All the drawers lined up perfectly, there was no hardware missing, and no need to "drill new holes" what so ever. It is very sturdy, very thick, and very nice! The drawers are lacking in depth, however the front of the drawers are very big. So you can pile clothes pretty high, just won't be much support on the sides. It is baby furniture after all. It is also much larger than I expected, a definite plus! It is beautiful and I am not worried what so ever about using this as a changing table for her. I am now on my mission to review it on as many sites as possible so no one else fears buying this as much as I did. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Bad reviews are from lazy people! May 19, 2010
By Sarah Lamothe
First off, I did not get this item from Amazon, I got it from a big store for $100 dollars less. Also I chose this item because it was an appropriate height for me and my fiance, we are very tall!
Whenever I get furniture that must be assembled, the first thing I do is organize the parts and take inventory.
Let me repeat that: I TAKE INVENTORY.
After organizing all of the little hardware pieces into ice cube trays I thought I was missing two parts, but upon calling storkcraft, A very nice man explained to me that part N just looks different than the illustration, and that parts O and P come screwed together, I wasn't missing any parts.
Parts 1, 9, and 5 seem like they are not labeled, but they are...just in a more roundabout way. 1 and 5 have two stickers on them, 1 has 2 and 3 because parts 2 and 3 go in on those sides.
Other items that weren't labeled were probably not labeled because their was only one of them and its obvious what it is, also the less stickers I have to remove the happier I am.
Granted, I hate instructions without words. But I am an intelligent human being, and with some patience and planning my fiance and I put this together with relative ease in just about 2 hours. We only messed up once and it was an easy fix.
Everything was packages nicely, the only dings came from us.
WE PUT IT TOGETHER CORRECTLY AND IT IS EXTREMELY SOLID. The people that reviewed this item and said it was cheap, or unstable clearly did not put it together correctly or have the patience to attempt to understand the instructions.
I mean, for the $250 I spent, I feel like we got a really good piece of furniture that will last many children. Also, you can't get solid wood furniture for under $700, it's impossibly. Yes the drawer bottoms are particle board, but it's a $300 dresser, what do you expect?
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Handyman nightmare Dec 30, 2010
By dakota
I am not trying to toot my own horn, but I can just about do anything I put my mind to, I am a handyman by trade. THIS, however, was a nightmare to put together. I put a crib and glider together in 1 hour, this took 3. First, the packaging is like a burrito, one long piece of padding that snakes the whole way through, more styrofoam than wood, well padded but a huge waste of materials. Pieces are not marked, they are only marked for the pieces they attach to, if marked at all. The finish is nice, but I have never seen so much hardware for 1 piece of furniture. The fasteners seem to be strong so that is a plus, hard on the hands after a while (I work all day with my hands). If you use a screwdriver you will develop carpal tunnel. I used a 12v drill and set it on a VERY low setting so I could finish by hand. There are hardwood pieces and particle board pieces. The "predrilled" holes on the back of dresser and the bottom of the drawers do not match up, PRE DRILL YOUR HOLES into the particle board, or you will break and/or splinter the wood. Once it is all done, you will be VERY happy with the product. It is beautiful and much larger than I expected. Instructions weren't good, but I've seen worse. One last thing, the hardware that is numbered separate from the door hinge, and looks like the door hinge and that is attached to the door and you cannot find it...it is because they number the complete hinge one number, and the separated hinge a different number, but never says to separate in the instructions. Good luck!!! Worth it but all reviews are right, not easy.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Definitely A Great Nursery Dresser For The Price Aug 17, 2010
By Leisa
Can't believe there hasn't been any reviews of this item yet?! As the title says, this is a great dresser for the value. It does take awhile to put together, but as long as you read the instructions, it should go pretty smoothly. I put it together myself with no problems. (as with any large item that needs to be assembled- I would recommend counting out your parts FIRST to make sure you have everything- nothing's more irritating than getting halfway finished with a project before realizing you don't have all the parts)
I ordered the other coordinating pieces (crib, tall dresser, changer) from other various places and didn't have a problem with the stains being different colors or shades. They all matched perfectly.
One thing regarding color that I would like to comment on is the fact that the inner drawer and shelf pieces are a dark espresso color and are supposed to be like that. I didn't know this ahead of time and when I began unpacking everything to make sure all was there and undamaged, I noticed dark espresso colored pieces mixed in with the black pieces and assumed the manufacturer had made a mistake. After a call to Storkcraft, I found out that it's supposed to be this way. (My other tall dresser which was delivered later also had espresso colored pieces for the inner drawers) Just thought I would mention this to save time and a phone call for anyone else who orders this. Don't worry- it's supposed to be like that and you will only see the espresso colored parts when you pull out the drawers or open the door with the shelf.
Although one person can put this together by themself, I would suggest having someone help you at least with attaching the back cardboard piece that faces the wall. It's sized JUST RIGHT for the back and instead of making it easy to attach with nails, they supply scews, and it can be tricky trying to hold the large back cardboard piece in place while trying to attach it. This was the only part I found very tricky with trying to put it together myself and should I ever assemble something like this again, I'll definitely elicit the help of someone for that reason.
Another thing I would suggest, which makes a huge difference in the overall appearance of the dresser, is to purchase different knobs. The ones it comes with are fine, but plain black and in my opinion they are what really "cheapens" the look of this dresser. My husband and I picked up some simple oval metal knobs in a brushed silver nickel finish and what a difference it made! Definitely worth the extra 25 dollars or so that we paid for them- it really made the dresser look like a more expensive piece.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Good product Jul 30, 2008
By Terry Tester
Easy assembly and no pieces or parts were missing. Drawers are not very deep. Overall great product!
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